spokeswoman bobbi silten says gap, which owns the old navy and banana republic chains as well, has no plans to leave cambodia. >> we have very longstanding relationships with many of the vendors in cambodia. it's been one of our top ten sourcing countries for the last ten years. so we are very committed to being there, and we think that the labor standards that they have put in place is one of the reasons why we continue to stay. >> reporter: ken loo is not reassured. in 2008, when the global recession began, he says buyers, including gap, cut back in cambodia forcing many factories to close. at the same time, he says bangladesh with lower wages and no agreement to comply with labor standards saw an increase in business. >> it just confirms our knowledge that indeed compliance or labor standards is the icing on the cake. but price is the cake. >> it is a race to the bottom and cambodia, to survive we have to, to create something special. >> reporter: jill tucker says cambodia does have a special competitive advantage since buyers want to be associated with ethical labor standards. tuc